Automobile visor



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Patented oer." '11 1927.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFF-ICE.

ROY F. ANDERSON, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO HAYES-IONIA COM- PANY, OF GRAND RAIIDS, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

AUTOMOBILE VISOR.

This invention relates to a visor adapted to be used with motor vehicles at the front and at the upper portion of the wind shield whereby the driver may be protected to a large extent from the rays of the sun and the wind shield also protected from rain which, directed a ainst the visor does not reachthe wind shield.

The present invention relates to a simple and practical construction of visor, one which is very easily made at low cost and p which can be very simply and effectively attached in place on .the automobile. For an understanding of the invention reference may be had to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. '1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper front portion of the motor vehicle body showing the visor connected thereto.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section through said visor and the adjacent portions of the automobile body.

Fig. 3 is a plan of the various elements from which the visor is made.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary enlarged horizontal section at one .side of the visor and showing the means used for attaching the same to the vehicle body.

section through the visor. I

. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical sect1on at the lower edge of one of the ends of the visor.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of an end portion of the visor, and on I Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview of the bracket attachment used in connecting the visor 9 to the vehicle body. 1

Like reference characters refer to like parts in the diiferent'figures of the drawin the construction of the visor a plate of sheet metal is used which is adapted, to be covered with fabric glued thereto and permanently secured in place, the sheet metal and fabric after their secure gluing together being formed into the desired shape. The ,sheet metal includes a body section 1 of rectangular outline considerably longer than it is wide from which, at its end, end sections 2 extend "outwardly the same being i Fig. 5 is an enlargedtransverse vertical adapted to be bent at right angles on the dotted lines, indicated at 3 in Fig. 3, for making the ends of the visor. Notches 4, shown in Fig.- 3, are made in this metal .with its covering attached at each rear corner of the body 1 and the body at its rear edge is provided with a narrow extension 5 which is adapted to be turned or bent on the line 6 shown so that said section 5 lies at an obtuse angle to the body 1 the entire length thereof. The end sections 2 of the metal terminate at the lines 8 shown in Fig. 3 which lie at an angle to the length of the v1sor. a

The fabric which is glued to the visor is glued thereto, as stated, before it is formed into shape. This fabric is indicated at 9 and comprisesacontinuous sheet which is turned around the lower edge of the body 1 and extended back on both its upper and lower sidesto the rear edge of the section 5; while the end sections 2 are completely covered to their edges. And beyond the edges 8 of the metal, the fabric is extended on the outer side of the visor in a flap 9. g

as shown.

The single sheet of metal covered with fabric inthe manner described is then operated upon in a suitable press so as to bond the ends 2 at right angles to the body 1. bending upon the lines 3. and also bend the part 5 at an obtuse angle to the body 1, as shown in Fig. 7, the projecting flap 9 extending back of the rear edge of each end 2. It will be noted that with the visor thus made the under edges of the ends 2 are not finished due to the fact that the fabric edges are substantially flush with the edges of the'metal. This is taken care of by elongated U-shaped finishing clips 10 which are clamped to the ends of the visor completely covering and disguising the raw edges of.

thefabric. In practice the finishing clips 10 are secured in place by indenting the same at their inner sides by means of a prick punch whereby indentations 10 are formed,

the same being carried through to the inner fabric 9 and to the ends 2 of the metal of the visor as shown in Fig. 6', this making a very secure connection and one which will not become loose in service. In addition at the front lower edge of the visor a drain trough 11 formed from a single elongated it of greater strength and rigidity.

piece of sheet metal is secured by means of .a plurality of rivets 12. This trough, in addition to draining water hittin against the upper Side of the visor to one side, serves to strengthen and reinforce the visor and make The visor may be attached to the v the automobile on which it is to be used in any preferred manner. In Fig. 2 I have shownv the front upper structure of a vehicle body in suflicientrdetail to: illustrate a preferred form of attachment. The bod in-.

cludes in its construction an upper zontal rail'13 above which is a second rail 14 located with respect to each other as shown in Fig. 2. The rail 13'is covered at .its outer side by sheet metal 15 which at its c 18 located at right an les to each other are connected to the win shield frame at its ends and upper side, the legs 17 lying against the outer sides of the members 13 and being rigidly secured thereto by means of screws or other suitable connections. The

legs 18 project outwardly and are preferabl formed with somewhat elongated vertica slots 19 therethrough (see Fi 8). When the visor is to be a plied to the body the rear edges of the ends 2 pass one alongside the outer side of each forwardly projecting leg 18 of the brackets and bolts 20 are asse through the ends of the visor and the rackets, thereby connecting the visor securely to said brackets. It will also be noted that the'section 5 which has been bent at an obtuse angle to the main portion of the visor passes between the flange 16 and the under side of the rail 14 to permit screws 21 being passed upwardly through said flange and .section 5 mto the wood rail 14. This makes a very simple yet ractical, durable and secure connection an one which is inexpensive from the standpoint of manufacturing cost.

When thus connected to the vehicle body it will be noted that the rawedges of the fabric at the edge of the'section 5 are fully covered and out of. sight. It will also be noted that the flaps 9" are turned around the rear edges of the ends 2 so as tolie between said ends 2 of the visor and the legs 18 of the bracket supports, as shown in Fig. 4, thereb comdpletely covering and dis uising the fa ric e ges at the rear edges of t e ends 2 of the visor. The clips 10 complete the device to make it present a particularly pleasing and effective appearance. This concomprising, a, flat body I metal, integral end sections turned downtion is defined in the appended claims andis to be considered as comprehensive of all forms of structure coming within their scope. I body of 'I-olaim'L 1 1. A device of "the" character" described section of sheet wardly one at each end'of the said body,-

a" fabric covering turned around theouter edge of the bod and secured to bothsides of the metal an U-shaped clips clamped to the lower edges of said end sections and against the fabric on the inner andgouter sides thereof, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a motor vehicle body, including a top and a horizontal rail adjacent thereto, of a vertical coverin member on said rail having a horizonta flange arallel with and spaced away from the un erside of said top, a visor having a horizontal portion located between said top and said horizontal flange, an integral downwardly inclined portion and vertical end portions and means for holding said horizontal portion in place between said flange and said top.

3. clined body member and integrally formed vertical and portions, a fabric covering on both sides of the body and end portions, said outside fabric covering extending beyond the vertical rear edges of the end portions and folded inward and against the inside fabric covering and attaching brackets lying against said inside folded portion of the covering.

4. The combination with a motor vehicle including a top and vertical posts of brackets attached to said posts, a visor formed from sheet metal and including a rear horizontal section, a downwardly and outwardly extending body and an end section at each end of the body turned downwardly at right angles thereto, means passing through said brackets and said end sections to secure the visor to the posts and means passing through said rear horizontal section to secure the visor to the underside of the body top.

5'. The method of forming a motor vehiole visor which consists in providing a flat plate of sheet metal and bending a fabric covering around the outer edge of said metal so that the covering covers both the outer and inner sides of the visor, securing said covering to the plate and then bending each end portion of the plate downwardly and at right angles to the main body portion thereof after the fabric covering has been secured in place, substantially as described.

6. device of the character described comprising, a fiat body section of sheet metal, integral end sections turned down- An automobile visor comprising an inwardly one at each end of said body, a fabric covering turned around the outer edge of the body and secured to both sides of the metal, U-shaped clips embracing the lo wer edges of said end sections and lyin agamst the fabric on the inner and outer si es thereof, and means for securing the clips comprisin inwardly pressed indentations in said 0 ips, inner fabric and metal of said ROY -F. ANDERSON. 

